Cleveland Browns Week 12 score predictions: Going for the hat trick

Writer: Matt McFatridge

Game: Miami Dolphins (2-8) at Cleveland Browns (4-6)

Week 12 pits the Cleveland Browns against one of the worst teams in the league, the Miami Dolphins. While the Dolphins were expected by many to go 0-16, but the players never got the memo and won a few games this year.

Thankfully, though, they’re still not a very good team overall. Cleveland comes in winning two straight against teams playing pretty well at the time in Pittsburgh and Buffalo. Sunday’s matchup against the Dolphins should be much easier than either of the last two matchups were.

Cleveland will be without Myles Garrett, as well as a few other key defensive starters in this game. But honestly, it shouldn’t matter. The fact of the matter is that the Browns are a much better team overall and should be able to handle Miami. While the lack of defensive regulars in this game would normally be scary, Miami just doesn’t have enough playmakers to exploit the holes that could be there.

The Browns offense should also have a much easier time than they’ve had in games this season. They’ll hopefully be able to use this game as a game to get into a good rhythm with one another and get things clicking for the stretch run. As long as they play within themselves and Freddie Kitchens doesn’t make mistakes that cost this team points down the stretch, they should have a rather easy week overall, at least offensively against one of the worst defenses in the NFL.

Prediction: Browns 27, Dolphins 7